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Utopia

from PARADIGMA by Xavier Padilla

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This is a truely hearted jazz samba. It’s got a "dream-comes-true" feel and, along with it, that of fullness. Feelings as these can be so extremely rare nowadays that sometimes I have imagined a land (a place) where any positive, colorful expressions of the human soul would be common and safely lived. That land is a utopic planet, of course. It's sad to say so, especially knowing that we could have that situation over here. (HERE in the chest!). Sambas are already an expression of exuberance, of love for life, whereas their extension into jazz can only enhance a great deal the depth and freedom of that expression. Utopias aren’t therefore totally impossible: music along, for instance, is an irrealistic privilege we keep enjoying for real, as much as we can.

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from PARADIGMA, released November 14, 2020
Xavier Padilla: electric bass, composition & arrangement
Philippe Slominski: flugelhorn
Pierre Mimran: flute
Julio Font: piano
Luis Augusto Cavani: drums
Rafael Mejías: percussion

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Xavier Padilla Paris, France

Bass player, composer, former GIPSY KINGS’s bassist. Played, arranged or composed for Celia Cruz, Aldemaro Romero, Garou, Tony Vega, Lavilliers, Luisito Quintero, Patato Valdez, Orlando Poleo, etc. Currently leads his own band Gipsy 4 Ever (tours in Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Argentina). Coproduced with Miles Copeland (Sting, The Police) Gipsy Royale’s album “At the Heart of it All.” ... more

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